I am getting my first ukulele for Christmas and I am already in love with it, though I don't know which one one lol Also, I work for the company that makes Snapple and now that I have tried it, and get it at discount, the Apple variety is producing copious amounts of oxytocin in muh brain!
Pulling off a surprise party at our house, with all the cars parked on the street, shoes in the front hall, and having her be shocked at the amount of people in the house when she opened the door that she started to cry after everybody screamed "SURPRISE!". That boys and girls is love.
The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08
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Pulling off a surprise party at our house, with all the cars parked on the street, shoes in the front hall, and having her be shocked at the amount of people in the house when she opened the door that she started to cry after everybody screamed "SURPRISE!". That boys and girls is love.
That sounds like a super nice action of love, your wife is lucky
Love-slow dancing with your woman to three different versions of "Nothing as is it Seems" in a row with both of us loving song before we met. I'm a lucky man.
There must be more to life than this There must be more to life than this How do we cope in a world without love Mending all those broken hearts And tending to those crying faces?
There must be more to life than living There must be more than meets the eye Why should it be just a case of black or white? There must be more to life than this
Why is this world so full of hate? People dying everywhere and we destroy what we create People fighting for their human rights But we just go on saying c'est la vie, so this is life
There must be more to life than killing A better way for us to survive What good is life? If in the end we all must die There must be more to life than this
There must be more to life than this There must be more to life than this I live and hope for a world filled with love Then we can all just live in peace
There must be more to life Much more to life There must be more to life More to life than this
And so I say to you today that I still stand by nonviolence. (Yes) And I am still convinced [applause], and I'm still convinced that it is the most potent weapon available to the Negro in his struggle for justice in this country. And the other thing is, I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. (That’s right) And when one is concerned about that, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can't murder murder. (Yes) Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can't establish truth. (That's right) Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate through violence. (All right, That’s right) Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that. [applause] And I say to you, I have also decided to stick with love, for I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. (Yes) And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go. I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today. (No) And I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I'm talking about a strong, demanding love. (Yes) For I have seen too much hate. (Yes) I've seen too much hate on the faces of sheriffs in the South. (Yeah) I've seen hate on the faces of too many Klansmen and too many White Citizens Councilors in the South to want to hate, myself, because every time I see it, I know that it does something to their faces and their personalities, and I say to myself that hate is too great a burden to bear. (Yes, That’s right) I have decided to love. [applause] If you are seeking the highest good, I think you can find it through love. And the beautiful thing is that we aren't moving wrong when we do it, because John was right, God is love. (Yes) He who hates does not know God, but he who loves has the key that unlocks the door to the meaning of ultimate reality.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , "Where Do We Go From Here" 1967
If I was to smile and I held out my hand
If I opened it now would you not understand?
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Of the three there, I'm enamored of two.
When I think about it, so strange to feel affection for strangers.
Then when I think more of it, I let it go, let it in, and try to let it all just be.
(also makes for a bit more settled soul and a fairly decent night's sleep)
Not always successful but fuck me if I try! Half the road I suppose.
So I found this. I wrote this after I discovered that the love of my life, (or I thought he was.., I was really stupid back then...) had been cheating on me with my nemesis.. Yes I had a nemesis.. It crushed me, as you can see by the words I wrote.. Sadly I still feel this way...; Ashes to Ashes There are worlds; windows, That I will never see. From deep inside the shadows, Of that the sin that bore me.
Carved in flesh; creeds, To soothe the rage inside. Ashamed of such void deeds, Several scars I hide.
I am NOT what you wanted, Until now, I never knew, The pain if being haunted, By the wicked things you do.
It is my right to die, This means the world to me. It shouldn't matter to you 'why?', Cause your lies have set me free.
Labyrinth; sickening maze, Wicked halls of shame. Crooked smiles ignite the blaze, Which of you do I blame?
Glimmering razors; destinies, Crimson rivers flow. The blade releases memories, I wish I didn't know.
If you wish to know the truth, What rages on inside? Then that is what I share uncouth, For I have nothing to hide,
Your secrets warranted lies, My love you chose to bury. I chose this death; not picking sides, But now forever wary..
Memories of hate and love, Indiscreet visions devide. I gave in to the the pain of love, Now, for loss of love I died.
I could never hold your hand, My love was always true. I was drowning in sinking sand, And never had a clue!
Fantasies, dreams; all held in, Grimm Reaper hear my cries! Could he have loved me without this sin? Or was my love for him my demise?
Visions of the now, and the past, Dancing; they have intertwined. I never guessed this wouldn't last, This wasn't what I'd designed!
For him I'd given my all, Over loss of him I wish to die! But rising up, I refuse to fall, For now I know that love's a lie!!
I love YouTube videos of live Cowboy Junkies concerts.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
To my mistakes, to my mistakes of cowardice She shimmy shakes, the jimmy jakes of consequence Born of the airs and dues, my airs of madness do declare That it's ok, it's love It's what you wanted to see, it's who you wanted to be For what you needed to need, she'll make it up Love, it's who you know Machine gun blues, her vacant rush is so steel I'm unaware, lost inside your visions I got mine too over, I got mine and I got you Cause I know you, you're love It's what you wanted to see, it's who you wanted to be For what you needed to need, she'll make it up Love, it's who you know Can I look up to you as you look down on me Can I feel in to you as you felt in to me I can't help what you see, I can't help but to be For what I needed to need, she'll make it Love, it's who you know
Higher far, Upward, into the pure realm, Over sun or star, Over the flickering Dæmon film, Thou must mount for love,— Into vision which all form In one only form dissolves; In a region where the wheel, On which all beings ride, Visibly revolves; Where the starred eternal worm Girds the world with bound and term; Where unlike things are like, When good and ill, And joy and moan, Melt into one. There Past, Present, Future, shoot Triple blossoms from one root Substances at base divided In their summits are united, There the holy Essence rolls, One through separated souls, And the sunny Æon sleeps Folding nature in its deeps, And every fair and every good Known in part or known impure To men below, In their archetypes endure.
The race of gods, Or those we erring own, Are shadows flitting up and down In the still abodes. The circles of that sea are laws, Which publish and which hide the Cause. Pray for a beam Out of that sphere Thee to guide and to redeem. O what a load Of care and toil By lying Use bestowed, From his shoulders falls, who sees The true astronomy, The period of peace! Counsel which the ages kept, Shall the well-born soul accept. As the overhanging trees Fill the lake with images, As garment draws the garment's hem Men their fortunes bring with them; By right or wrong, Lands and goods go to the strong; Property will brutely draw Still to the proprietor, Silver to silver creep and wind, And kind to kind, Nor less the eternal poles Of tendency distribute souls. There need no vows to bind Whom not each other seek but find. They give and take no pledge or oath, Nature is the bond of both. No prayer persuades, no flattery fawns, Their noble meanings are their pawns. Plain and cold is their address, Power have they for tenderness, And so thoroughly is known Each others' purpose by his own, They can parley without meeting, Need is none of forms of greeting, They can well communicate In their innermost estate; When each the other shall avoid, Shall each by each be most enjoyed. Not with scarfs or perfumed gloves Do these celebrate their loves, Not by jewels, feasts, and savors, Not by ribbons or by favors, But by the sun-spark on the sea, And the cloud-shadow on the lea, The soothing lapse of morn to mirk, And the cheerful round of work. Their cords of love so public are, They intertwine the farthest star. The throbbing sea, the quaking earth, Yield sympathy and signs of mirth; Is none so high, so mean is none, But feels and seals this union. Even the tell Furies are appeased, The good applaud, the lost are eased.
Love's hearts are faithful, but not fond, Bound for the just, but not beyond; Not glad, as the low-loving herd, Of self in others still preferred, But they have heartily designed The benefit of broad mankind. And they serve men austerely, After their own genius, clearly, Without a false humility; For this is love's nobility, Not to scatter bread and gold, Goods and raiment bought and sold, But to hold fast his simple sense, And speak the speech of innocence, And with hand, and body, and blood, To make his bosom-counsel good: For he that feeds men, serveth few, He serves all, who dares be true.
You want to talk about love, plant yourself in an expanse of crusty snow lit exquisitely by Sol's pale reflection from the waxing moon. Surrounded by billions of diamonds you can never touch, like so many tiny rainbows hiding pots of gold not meant for your hands, you will know love in your heart and it will spill out into the world. Then you will speak easily of love, as you would speak of oldest and best friend you may ever have.
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Most people look a lot better with a smile of love on their face.
I've been missing action for awhile but I'm back little by little.
Peace
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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wanna hear something really funny...everybody called her Tobey even Dr.Seuss, that wasn't her real name but still...when my son was born she said Rusty ? that's a dog's name..I replied what ever Tobey and we laughed.
There is nothing as lovely on this planet as a child's smile. Particularly a child too young to talk or pout, who has open ended thoughts and smiles with more being than they even possess. It's like a 1 year old borrows fire from everyone nearby to burn brighter than should be possible.
Bump for kce8. I think this is a positive thread. I haven't had the pleasure of reading the whole thing yet, but I look forward to it!
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LOVE BOAT CAPTAIN
Is this just another day, this God forgotten place? First comes love, then comes pain let the games begin, Questions rise and answers fall, insurmountable
Love boat captain Take the reigns and steer us towards the clear, here It's already been sung, but it can't be said enough All you need is love
Is this just another phase, earthquakes making waves, Trying to shake the cancer off, stupid human beings, Once you hold the hand of love, it's all surmountable
Hold me, and make it the truth, That when all is lost there will be you, 'Cause to the universe I don't mean a thing And there's just one word I still believe And it's love
It's an art to live with pain, mix the light into grey, Lost nine friends we'll never know, two years ago today And if our lives became too long, would it add to our regret?
And the young, they can lose hope 'cause they can't see beyond today, The wisdom that the old can't give away Hey, Constant recoil, sometimes life Don't leave you alone
Hold me, and make it the truth, That when all is lost there will be you 'Cause to the universe I don't mean a thing And there's just one word that I still believe and it's Love, love love love love
Love boat captain take the reigns Steer us towards the clear I know it's already been sung, can't be said enough Love is all you need, all you need is love, Love, love
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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Also, I work for the company that makes Snapple and now that I have tried it, and get it at discount, the Apple variety is producing copious amounts of oxytocin in muh brain!
Godfather.
The poison from the poison stream caught up to you ELEVEN years ago and you floated out of here. Sept. 14, 08
I'm betting they both had some nice memories. Bless her for helping him through his end-days.
There must be more to life than this
There must be more to life than this
How do we cope in a world without love
Mending all those broken hearts
And tending to those crying faces?
There must be more to life than living
There must be more than meets the eye
Why should it be just a case of black or white?
There must be more to life than this
Why is this world so full of hate?
People dying everywhere and we destroy what we create
People fighting for their human rights
But we just go on saying c'est la vie, so this is life
There must be more to life than killing
A better way for us to survive
What good is life? If in the end we all must die
There must be more to life than this
There must be more to life than this
There must be more to life than this
I live and hope for a world filled with love
Then we can all just live in peace
There must be more to life
Much more to life
There must be more to life
More to life than this
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And so I say to you today that I still stand by nonviolence. (Yes) And I am still convinced [applause], and I'm still convinced that it is the most potent weapon available to the Negro in his struggle for justice in this country.
And the other thing is, I'm concerned about a better world. I'm concerned about justice; I'm concerned about brotherhood; I'm concerned about truth. (That’s right) And when one is concerned about that, he can never advocate violence. For through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can't murder murder. (Yes) Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can't establish truth. (That's right) Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate through violence. (All right, That’s right) Darkness cannot put out darkness; only light can do that. [applause]
And I say to you, I have also decided to stick with love, for I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. (Yes) And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go. I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today. (No) And I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love; I'm talking about a strong, demanding love. (Yes) For I have seen too much hate. (Yes) I've seen too much hate on the faces of sheriffs in the South. (Yeah) I've seen hate on the faces of too many Klansmen and too many White Citizens Councilors in the South to want to hate, myself, because every time I see it, I know that it does something to their faces and their personalities, and I say to myself that hate is too great a burden to bear. (Yes, That’s right) I have decided to love. [applause] If you are seeking the highest good, I think you can find it through love. And the beautiful thing is that we aren't moving wrong when we do it, because John was right, God is love. (Yes) He who hates does not know God, but he who loves has the key that unlocks the door to the meaning of ultimate reality.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , "Where Do We Go From Here" 1967
If I opened it now would you not understand?
When I think about it, so strange to feel affection for strangers.
Then when I think more of it, I let it go, let it in, and try to let it all just be.
(also makes for a bit more settled soul and a fairly decent night's sleep)
Not always successful but fuck me if I try! Half the road I suppose.
Ashes to Ashes
There are worlds; windows,
That I will never see.
From deep inside the shadows,
Of that the sin that bore me.
Carved in flesh; creeds,
To soothe the rage inside.
Ashamed of such void deeds,
Several scars I hide.
I am NOT what you wanted,
Until now, I never knew,
The pain if being haunted,
By the wicked things you do.
It is my right to die,
This means the world to me.
It shouldn't matter to you 'why?',
Cause your lies have set me free.
Labyrinth; sickening maze,
Wicked halls of shame.
Crooked smiles ignite the blaze,
Which of you do I blame?
Glimmering razors; destinies,
Crimson rivers flow.
The blade releases memories,
I wish I didn't know.
If you wish to know the truth,
What rages on inside?
Then that is what I share uncouth,
For I have nothing to hide,
Your secrets warranted lies,
My love you chose to bury.
I chose this death; not picking sides,
But now forever wary..
Memories of hate and love,
Indiscreet visions devide.
I gave in to the the pain of love,
Now, for loss of love I died.
I could never hold your hand,
My love was always true.
I was drowning in sinking sand,
And never had a clue!
Fantasies, dreams; all held in,
Grimm Reaper hear my cries!
Could he have loved me without this sin?
Or was my love for him my demise?
Visions of the now, and the past,
Dancing; they have intertwined.
I never guessed this wouldn't last,
This wasn't what I'd designed!
For him I'd given my all,
Over loss of him I wish to die!
But rising up, I refuse to fall,
For now I know that love's a lie!!
Ugh I hate that fucker!!
This is the experiences I get with love..
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
2013: London ON, Chicago; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
2020: Oakland, Oakland: 2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana
Did anyone else catch the "new way" they are doing Love Boat Captain this fall??? Amazing!
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
Tennyson
She shimmy shakes, the jimmy jakes of consequence
Born of the airs and dues, my airs of madness do declare
That it's ok, it's love
It's what you wanted to see, it's who you wanted to be
For what you needed to need, she'll make it up
Love, it's who you know
Machine gun blues, her vacant rush is so steel
I'm unaware, lost inside your visions
I got mine too over, I got mine and I got you
Cause I know you, you're love
It's what you wanted to see, it's who you wanted to be
For what you needed to need, she'll make it up
Love, it's who you know
Can I look up to you as you look down on me
Can I feel in to you as you felt in to me
I can't help what you see, I can't help but to be
For what I needed to need, she'll make it
Love, it's who you know
I love this
Celestial Love
Higher far,
Upward, into the pure realm,
Over sun or star,
Over the flickering Dæmon film,
Thou must mount for love,—
Into vision which all form
In one only form dissolves;
In a region where the wheel,
On which all beings ride,
Visibly revolves;
Where the starred eternal worm
Girds the world with bound and term;
Where unlike things are like,
When good and ill,
And joy and moan,
Melt into one.
There Past, Present, Future, shoot
Triple blossoms from one root
Substances at base divided
In their summits are united,
There the holy Essence rolls,
One through separated souls,
And the sunny Æon sleeps
Folding nature in its deeps,
And every fair and every good
Known in part or known impure
To men below,
In their archetypes endure.
The race of gods,
Or those we erring own,
Are shadows flitting up and down
In the still abodes.
The circles of that sea are laws,
Which publish and which hide the Cause.
Pray for a beam
Out of that sphere
Thee to guide and to redeem.
O what a load
Of care and toil
By lying Use bestowed,
From his shoulders falls, who sees
The true astronomy,
The period of peace!
Counsel which the ages kept,
Shall the well-born soul accept.
As the overhanging trees
Fill the lake with images,
As garment draws the garment's hem
Men their fortunes bring with them;
By right or wrong,
Lands and goods go to the strong;
Property will brutely draw
Still to the proprietor,
Silver to silver creep and wind,
And kind to kind,
Nor less the eternal poles
Of tendency distribute souls.
There need no vows to bind
Whom not each other seek but find.
They give and take no pledge or oath,
Nature is the bond of both.
No prayer persuades, no flattery fawns,
Their noble meanings are their pawns.
Plain and cold is their address,
Power have they for tenderness,
And so thoroughly is known
Each others' purpose by his own,
They can parley without meeting,
Need is none of forms of greeting,
They can well communicate
In their innermost estate;
When each the other shall avoid,
Shall each by each be most enjoyed.
Not with scarfs or perfumed gloves
Do these celebrate their loves,
Not by jewels, feasts, and savors,
Not by ribbons or by favors,
But by the sun-spark on the sea,
And the cloud-shadow on the lea,
The soothing lapse of morn to mirk,
And the cheerful round of work.
Their cords of love so public are,
They intertwine the farthest star.
The throbbing sea, the quaking earth,
Yield sympathy and signs of mirth;
Is none so high, so mean is none,
But feels and seals this union.
Even the tell Furies are appeased,
The good applaud, the lost are eased.
Love's hearts are faithful, but not fond,
Bound for the just, but not beyond;
Not glad, as the low-loving herd,
Of self in others still preferred,
But they have heartily designed
The benefit of broad mankind.
And they serve men austerely,
After their own genius, clearly,
Without a false humility;
For this is love's nobility,
Not to scatter bread and gold,
Goods and raiment bought and sold,
But to hold fast his simple sense,
And speak the speech of innocence,
And with hand, and body, and blood,
To make his bosom-counsel good:
For he that feeds men, serveth few,
He serves all, who dares be true.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
Be, and not seem.
You want to talk about love, plant yourself in an expanse of crusty snow lit exquisitely by Sol's pale reflection from the waxing moon. Surrounded by billions of diamonds you can never touch, like so many tiny rainbows hiding pots of gold not meant for your hands, you will know love in your heart and it will spill out into the world. Then you will speak easily of love, as you would speak of oldest and best friend you may ever have.
:
I've been missing action for awhile but I'm back little by little.
Peace
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
Thanks, g.
Godfather.
Godfather.
LOVE BOAT CAPTAIN
First comes love, then comes pain let the games begin,
Questions rise and answers fall, insurmountable
Take the reigns and steer us towards the clear, here
It's already been sung, but it can't be said enough
All you need is love
Trying to shake the cancer off, stupid human beings,
Once you hold the hand of love, it's all surmountable
That when all is lost there will be you,
'Cause to the universe I don't mean a thing
And there's just one word I still believe
And it's love
Lost nine friends we'll never know, two years ago today
And if our lives became too long, would it add to our regret?
The wisdom that the old can't give away
Hey,
Constant recoil, sometimes life
Don't leave you alone
That when all is lost there will be you
'Cause to the universe I don't mean a thing
And there's just one word that I still believe and it's
Love, love love love love
Steer us towards the clear
I know it's already been sung, can't be said enough
Love is all you need, all you need is love,
Love, love
Thanx for this OffSheGoes!
"Love sometimes comes like a dream and leaves like a nightmare."
Decide to forgive... and look forward.
Let the positive words come again.